Abstract

AIM/BACKGROUND: Objective of this cross-sectional study is to determine the prevalence of injury and risk factors in permanent residences of Duzce.
METHODS: The sample size of this study is calculated as 715 people when population of the region is 13565, injury prevalence is 20.9% taken from a study in Duzce, expected lowest frequency as 18% and in 95% confidence interval. Number of people could be reached was designed as 1170 when 300 house was visited as mean household was 3.9 people which was taken from a study carried out in this region. Data is collected in 15-30 April in the year 2006. Totally, reached sample is 767 people. Injury status, status after injury are dependant variables and age, gender, education status, profession, chronic illness, tobacco-alcohol consumption, marital status are independent variables.
RESULTS: Distribution of the group as gender was male 352 (45.9%), female 415 (54. %1). Mean education year of male (4.5±1.5 year) was higher than female (4.2±1.6 year) (t= 2.97, p=0.03). Injury prevalence was 10.0% (n=767). Sort of injury was fall 31 people (40.2%), cut 11 (14. %3), burn 10 (13.0%). Place that injury take place was house 41 (55.4%), road 17 (23.0%), school 4 (5.4%). Lesions were; cut-wounded injury in 20 people (28.2%), rotten in 10 (14.1%), sprain in 8 (11.3%). Number of injured people was 77 and 28 (36.4%) of them applied to hospital.
CONCLUSION: Valid prevalance of injuries can be indicated by field studies as quarter of injured people applied to health departments.

Key words: Injuries, risk factors, home accidents.

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